Drummondville Voltigeurs

Drummondville Voltigeurs
*Voltigeurs de Drummondville*
	Drummondville Voltigeurs; Voltigeurs de Drummondville
City	Drummondville, Quebec
League	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Division	Telus West
Founded	1982
Home arena	Centre Marcel Dionne
Colors	Black, red, silver and white ;
General manager	Philippe Boucher
Head coach	Ryan Falkenham
Championships	2009 QMJHL Champions
	Website; www.voltigeurs.ca

The Drummondville Voltigeurs are a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The franchise was originally granted for the 1982–83 season, and is based in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, playing its home games at the Centre Marcel Dionne. The team won the QMJHL's President's Cup in 2009.

History[]

Drummondville had a QMJHL team at the foundation of the League in 1969, called the Drummondville Rangers. However, the team folded at the end of the 1973–74 season. For the 1982–83 season, the city was granted an expansion franchise,^[1]^[2] along with the Longueuil Chevaliers. The team was named for a Quebec-based regiment that fought in the War of 1812, the Canadian Voltigeurs.^{[citation needed]}

On February 9, 1989, Drummondville's coach and general manager Jean Bégin, was suspended indefinitely after he was arrested and charged with sexual assault.^[3]^[4]

The Voltigeurs have participated in the Memorial Cup tournament four times. In 1988 and 1991, they participated as the QMJHL runner-up and in 2009 and 2024 as League champions.^[5] The Voltigeurs won both the President's Cup and Jean Rougeau Trophy during the 2008–09 season. In the 2009 Memorial Cup, the Voltigeurs finished second in the round robin, but lost to the Windsor Spitfires in the semi-finals.^[6]^[7]

Championships[]

List of championships won:

Memorial Cup

1988 4th place (in Chicoutimi, Quebec)
1991 Finalists vs. Spokane Chiefs (in Quebec City, Quebec)
2009 Semi-Finalists vs. Windsor Spitfires (in Rimouski, Quebec)
2024 4th place (in Saginaw, Michigan

President's Cup

1988 Finalists vs. Hull Olympiques (lost 4–3)
1991 Finalists vs. Chicoutimi Saguenéens (lost 4–0)
2009 Champions vs. Shawinigan Cataractes (won 4–3)

Jean Rougeau Trophy

2008–09 – 112 points

Yearly results[]

Legend: OL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss

Season	GP	W	L	T	OL	SL	Pts	Pct %	GF	GA	Playoffs
1982-83	70	11	57	2	-	-	24	0.171	249	491	Did not qualify
1983-84	70	35	35	0	-	-	70	0.500	355	351	Lost Second Round
1984–85	68	41	23	4	-	-	86	0.632	379	312	Lost Second Round
1985–86	72	40	28	4	-	-	84	0.583	342	308	Lost Final
1986–87	70	35	35	0	-	-	70	0.500	353	382	Lost First Round
1987–88	70	35	31	4	-	-	74	0.529	341	327	Lost Final
1988–89	70	37	28	5	-	-	79	0.564	358	303	Lost First Round
1989-90	70	14	55	1	-	-	29	0.207	232	416	Did not qualify
1990–91	70	42	25	3	-	-	87	0.621	331	282	Lost Final
1991–92	70	28	39	3	-	-	59	0.421	285	319	Lost First Round
1992–93	70	39	30	1	-	-	73	0.564	353	303	Lost Second Round
1993–94	72	31	35	6	-	-	68	0.472	289	308	Lost Second Round
1994–95	72	31	38	3	-	-	65	0.451	272	302	Lost First Round
1995–96	70	33	34	3	-	-	69	0.493	299	274	Lost First Round
1996–97	70	36	33	1	-	-	73	0.521	305	287	Lost Second Round
1997–98	70	23	44	3	-	-	49	0.350	221	328	Did not qualify
1998–99	70	18	48	4	-	-	40	0.286	233	349	Did not qualify
1999–00	72	38	29	4	1	-	81	0.563	307	280	Lost Semifinal
2000–01	72	31	30	5	6	-	73	0.507	246	267	Lost First Round
2001–02	72	31	35	6	0	-	68	0.472	255	264	Lost Second Round
2002–03	72	15	49	4	4	-	38	0.264	176	313	Did not qualify
2003–04	70	27	30	10	3	-	67	0.479	210	224	Lost First Round
2004–05	70	28	27	9	6	-	71	0.507	215	217	Lost First Round
2005–06	70	37	28	-	3	2	79	0.564	273	256	Lost First Round
2006–07	70	37	26	-	1	6	81	0.579	262	255	Lost Second Round
2007–08	70	14	51	-	2	3	33	0.236	177	293	Did not qualify
2008–09	68	54	10	-	0	4	112	0.824	345	189	Won Championship
2009-10	68	51	15	-	0	2	104	0.765	307	185	Lost Semifinal
2010–11	68	45	15	-	5	3	98	0.721	251	182	Lost Second Round
2011–12	68	28	31	-	2	7	65	0.478	221	245	Lost First Round
2012–13	68	38	26	-	2	2	80	0.588	226	229	Lost First Round
2013–14	68	43	21	-	1	3	90	0.662	233	179	Lost Second Round
2014-15	68	26	38	-	1	3	56	0.412	195	254	Did not qualify
2015-16	68	27	39	-	2	0	56	0.412	189	264	Lost First Round
2016-17	68	28	34	-	1	5	62	0.459	214	263	Lost First Round
2017-18	68	44	20	-	3	1	92	0.676	277	194	Lost Second Round
2018-19	68	52	13	-	2	1	107	0.787	338	173	Lost Semifinals
2019-20	63	36	25	-	2	0	74	0.587	232	221	Playoffs cancelled
2020-21	34	18	11	-	4	1	41	0.603	106	104	Lost First Round
2021-22	68	28	25	-	9	6	71		214	252	Lost First Round
2022-23	68	29	34	-	4	1	63		205	251	Lost First Round
2023-24	68	48	14	-	5	1	102		306	183	Won Championship

Notable coaches[]

List of notable coaches:

Players[]

NHL alumni[]

List of alumni to play in the National Hockey League (NHL):

Retired numbers[]

List of retired uniform numbers:

References[]

↑ Match historique à Drummondville. La Nouvelle Union (November 26, 2010).
↑ Les Voltigeurs sont champions! (March 13, 2009).
↑ Rouleau, Françcois-David (2015-03-12). 3 scandales qui ont marqué la LHJMQ (fr). Le Journal de Montréal.
↑ La Presse Canadienne. "Bégin arrêté", February 9, 1989, p. 2. (fr)
↑ King, Patrick. "Memorial Cup: Voltigeurs preview", 25 August 2009.
↑ Hale, J. (May 23, 2009). The Junior Report: Windsor Ousts Drummondville in Overtime. The New York Times.
↑ Henrique' OT Winner Sends Windsor to Memorial Cap Final. TSN (May 22, 2009).
↑ Duquette, Vincent. La liste complète de tous les chandails retirés dans le hockey junior majeur canadien.

External links[]

Official Site
QMJHL Arena Guide profile

[1] Match historique à Drummondville. La Nouvelle Union (November 26, 2010).

[2] Les Voltigeurs sont champions! (March 13, 2009).

[3] Rouleau, Françcois-David (2015-03-12). 3 scandales qui ont marqué la LHJMQ (fr). Le Journal de Montréal.

[4] La Presse Canadienne. "Bégin arrêté", February 9, 1989, p. 2. (fr)

[SN_Mem_Cup_preview-5] King, Patrick. "Memorial Cup: Voltigeurs preview", 25 August 2009.

[6] Hale, J. (May 23, 2009). The Junior Report: Windsor Ousts Drummondville in Overtime. The New York Times.

[7] Henrique' OT Winner Sends Windsor to Memorial Cap Final. TSN (May 22, 2009).

[8] Duquette, Vincent. La liste complète de tous les chandails retirés dans le hockey junior majeur canadien.

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Drummondville Voltigeurs
Based in Drummondville, Quebec - Founded in 1982 - Member of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Franchise	History - Records - Players - Staff
Arenas	Centre Marcel Dionne
Conference Championships	2008-09
Division Championships	1985-86 - 2008-09
President's Cup	2008-09

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Maritimes Division	Acadie–Bathurst Titan - Cape Breton Eagles - Charlottetown Islanders - Halifax Mooseheads - Moncton Wildcats - Saint John Sea Dogs
East Division	Baie-Comeau Drakkar - Chicoutimi Saguenéens - Quebec Remparts - Rimouski Océanic - Shawinigan Cataractes - Victoriaville Tigres
West Division	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada - Drummondville Voltigeurs - Gatineau Olympiques - Rouyn-Noranda Huskies - Sherbrooke Phoenix - Val-d'Or Foreurs
Trophies	Gilles-Courteau Trophy - Jean Rougeau Trophy - Luc Robitaille Trophy - Robert Lebel Trophy - Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Jean Béliveau Trophy - Guy Lafleur Trophy - Telus Cup – Offensive - Telus Cup – Defensive - Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Guy Carbonneau Trophy - Emile Bouchard Trophy - Kevin Lowe Trophy - Mike Bossy Trophy - RDS Cup - Michel Bergeron Trophy - Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Humanitarian of the Year - Marcel Robert Trophy - Paul Dumont Trophy - Ron Lapointe Trophy - Maurice Filion Trophy - John Horman Trophy - Jean Sawyer Trophy - AutoPro Plaque - Philips Plaque
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